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Zorilla Passing

Category: Mammals, camera-trap | Date: Apr 30 2008 | By: tumaren

Not a great picture but its a zorilla anyway…

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7 Responses to “Zorilla Passing”

Dipesh Pabari, on 30 Apr 2008

What’s a zorilla?

James, on 30 Apr 2008

hi dipesh,
He is a nocturnal weasal (Ictonyx striatus). they like insects, rodents, lizards and snakes. i was woken in the middle of the night by the most horrific noise. it was two zorillas fighting. cheers, jc

here is more:
http://tumaren.wildlifedirect.org/2008/03/08/zorilla-warfare/

Lisa, California, on 30 Apr 2008

Hilarious. Looks like he’s running. Just a blur. Lisa

Wim, on 01 May 2008

Run little Zorilla!
Run like the wind!

Theresa Siskind St Petersburg FL, on 01 May 2008

James, really am enjoy these nocturnal critters. Speaking of the opposite, do you have any meerkats there?

James, on 02 May 2008

Meerkats are from southern africa but in the masai mara we have striped mongooses which also are social mongooses that stand on their hind legs and behave rather similar. The local social mongoose here is the dwarf, while the white tailed and black-tipped do not travel in a pack.

Theresa Siskind St Petersburg FL, on 02 May 2008

Yes, I’ve seen these cute, curious creatures. They are immune to cobra venom, right?

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